[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 316 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 316

   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate benefit 
disparities by increasing primary insurance amounts, in cases where the 
 benefits involved are computed under the present formula (enacted in 
1977), to the extent necessary to assure that such benefits are no less 
   than they would have been if computed under the pre-1977 formula.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

 Mr. Quillen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate benefit 
disparities by increasing primary insurance amounts, in cases where the 
 benefits involved are computed under the present formula (enacted in 
1977), to the extent necessary to assure that such benefits are no less 
   than they would have been if computed under the pre-1977 formula.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNTS TO BE NO LOWER THAN THOSE 
              DETERMINED UNDER PRE-1977 FORMULA.

    (a) In General.--Section 215 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
415) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``Primary Insurance Amounts to Be No Lower than Those Determined under 
                            Pre-1977 Formula

    ``(j)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, in any 
case where--
            ``(A) a primary insurance amount as otherwise determined 
        under this section is lower than it would be if it were 
        determined under the pre-1977 formula, or
            ``(B) the maximum amount of benefits payable on the basis 
        of any primary insurance amount as otherwise determined under 
        section 203(a) is lower than it would be if it were determined 
        under the pre-1977 formula,
such primary insurance amount or maximum amount of benefits (as 
otherwise so determined) shall be increased to the amount at which it 
would be fixed if it had been determined under the pre-1977 formula, as 
though title II of the Social Security Amendments of 1977 (and any 
subsequent amendments to the provisions affected by such title) had not 
been enacted.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `pre-1977 formula' 
means (with respect to a primary insurance amount) the provisions 
governing the computation of primary insurance amounts which were 
contained in this section as in effect immediately prior to the 
enactment of the Social Security Amendments of 1977, or (with respect 
to the maximum amount of benefits payable on the basis of a given 
primary insurance amount) the provisions governing the determination of 
maximum benefits which were contained in section 203(a) as in effect 
immediately prior to the enactment of such amendments.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 215(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        415(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``shall (except as 
        otherwise provided in this section)'' and inserting ``shall, 
        subject to subsection (j) (and except as otherwise provided in 
        this section),''.
            (2) Section 203(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 403(a)(1)) is 
        amended by striking ``except as provided in paragraphs (3) and 
        (6)'' and inserting ``subject to section 215(j) and except as 
        provided in paragraphs (3) and (6) of this subsection''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by the first section of this Act shall apply 
with respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title II of 
the Social Security Act for months after the month in which this Act is 
enacted.

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